Improvement in horse-collar fastenings



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EDWARD Il. WELBOURN, .0F-v UNION CITY, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 108,418, (mail cantera, 1810.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-COLLAR FASTENlNGS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. VVELBOURN, of Union City, in the county ofRandolph and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful improvementsin Horse-Collar Fasteniugs; and I do hereby declare that the followingisa full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enablel othersskilled in the art to f make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing forming partot' this speeltication.

This invention relates to improvements in fastenings for horse-collarsof the character of the fastcnings for which a patent was granted to I).C. lVcstiall, October' 1, 1867, No. (39,520; and the invention consistsin an i mprovement which will be tirst described and then clearlypointed out in thc claim.

1. Figure 1 is a perspective view ot' the socketed part of the fasteningfor one part ot' the collar;

Figure .aisa perspective view of the part oi' the fastening for theother part of the collar;

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of iig. 1; and

Figure 1 is a section ot' both parts joined together.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspoinling parts.

These i'astenings consist mainly in two inet-al parts, having twosockets for the reception of the ends of the two, parts of the collar,the ends of one part having sockets for the reception ot'uotchedprojections on the other part, and being provided with a catch forengaging the said notched projections for fastening vthe ends of thecollar together.

A represents one of the said socketed fastenings, and B the other.

rIhey are made ot' cast metal in any suitable way, and `have ears orplates, c, on the opposite sides of the ends, in which the sockets aremade projecting beyond, i'or securely attaching to the collars, the endsof which arc received in the sockets.

The said collars terminate at the lower eudsin two points, side by side,which these sockets D E are suitably arranged to receive; but hitherto,although one of the points of the collar is smaller than the other, boththe sockets have been made the same size, which requires unnecessaryfitting of the points of the collar, or one of them, to the sockets.This I propose to avoid by making both sockets of the right size fortheir respective parts.

I propose, also, to arrange the notch F of one projection G on the lowerside thereof, and the notch I of the projection H on the upper side, andto fasten them, when received in their respective sockets L M, by meansoi' thc double-acting lever `or catch-bar N, pivoted at O in the bottomofthe sockets E D, which communicate with each other thereat.

The part ot' this catch N which is in the socket E is made larger thanlthe other part, so as to overbah ance it, and a hole is made throughits center for the projection H to pass throngh,a11d the lighter endrises up into the notch F of the other projection. The object of thisarrangement isA to prevent the fastenings from tilting, so as to open atone side, as

l they do when the notches of both studs are inthe same sides, as theyhave heretofore been made.

rlhis catch-lever is raised by a tongue, R, for disconnecting the twoparte.

I propose, also, to introduce a plate, P, iu the bottom ot' thefastening A, above the catch-lever, as shown, to prevent the said leverfrom heilig obstructed in any way by the ends of the collar comingagainst it.

Instead of attaching these fastenings tothe ends oi' the collar by meansof, wood screws, as heretofore, I propose to employ rivets of wire,which are to be used in connection with the bars Q, which have ears forthe purpose.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The notchedprojections F G, H I, corresponding sockets L M, and the* double-actingoverbalanced catch-bar N, combined in a tubular `collar fastening, asand for the purpose described.

EDWARD L. WELBOURN.

W itnesses:

THoMAs Mc Manos, J. It. Jackson.

